Blue Lake Provincial Park – Ontario
The lake is set within typical northern boreal forest of lack spruce, red and jack pine with areas of aspen and white birch. The wildlife inhabiting Blue Lake’s forests is also typical of Northern Ontario, but includes animals not seen by many Ontarians: spruce grouse, boreal chorus frog, fox and hare, for example. Wildflowers abound here; especially interesting are carnivorous pitcher plants and lady’s-slipper orchid. Wild blueberries are a popular reason for midsummer family outgoings. The main attraction is the beautiful beach of water-rippled sand that extends far along the shore and into the lake. It’s perfect for wading youngsters. The water’s clarity means that this is one of the few parks in Northwestern Ontario where snorkeling and scuba diving are worthwhile pursuits. The privately run store just outside the park boundary rents canoes, boats, and paddleboats. There’s fishing for pickerel, pike, Muskie, and lake trout on Blue Lake. Next to waterspots, hiking is the most common pastime at Blue Lake. Each of the four short trails has its own interpretive brochure. On the Spruce Fen Trail you walk to a fen, a wetland where plants form a living, floating mat over acidic waters. This barrier-free 1-km boardwalk crosses a beaver pond and is the easiest way to study intriguing northern wetlands. The brochure for the one-kilometer-long Boulder Ridge Trail describes glacial ridges and rivers seen en route as well as the ecology of fire-maintained jack pine forests. The most popular trail is the 4-km Rock Point Trail, which leads through cedar forest and pack pine highlands to Langton Lake. Eleven-kilometer-long Goblin Lake Trail follows the shoreline of Blue Lake to a tiny quiet interior lake.
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